Share via

Migrants from the European Union will have to prove they are earning at least
£150 a week before they can claim housing benefit and other key allowances,
the Government will say today.

The Department for Work and Pensions is toughening the definition of “worker”,
which under EU law allows people more generous access to benefits such as
jobseeker’s allowance, child benefit and child tax credit.

This means those doing occasional bar work for a night or two a week will no
longer be eligible for these benefits and must instead work the equivalent
of three days a week at the